KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that Putrajaya’s ongoing negotiations with Washington over unilateral tariffs imposed by former US President Donald Trump are “going excellent”.

According to the observations at 17:30 hrs MST today, monsoon is strong to vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, due to the easterly waves and westerly waves, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls during tonight to 28-6-2025. Occassional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts.

A seminar was held to promote labour cooperation between Viet Nam and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Japan’s Kyushu region.

The event aimed to connect Vietnamese labor dispatch companies with Kyushu-based businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, seeking Vietnamese workers. It focused on building sustainable partnerships and ensuring a stable, safe, and long-term environment for Vietnamese employees in Japan.

A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said.

The blast ripped through the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district, a predominantly Christian neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, leaving behind blood-stained pews, shattered icons, and scenes of chaos, according to eyewitnesses and local media.